NEW 8TH EDITION
Prince's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations
A Reference Guide for Attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, and Law Students
Mary Miles Prince
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Packed with 781 new abbreviations and 350 definitions—your go-to guide just got even better.
The Definitive Resource for Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
The 8th edition of Prince’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations is a trusted and authoritative reference for decoding and generating abbreviations across the full spectrum of American legal literature. With nearly 36,000 entries, including newly expanded coverage of scientific and medical terms, this comprehensive guide is essential for legal professionals, students, and researchers alike.
Fully updated and carefully structured, the book supports both forward and reverse lookup, helping users quickly interpret unfamiliar abbreviations or identify the correct form for legal writing. Whether drafting court documents, verifying citations, or conducting legal research, this edition delivers clarity, accuracy, and utility for the demands of modern legal work.
Unlike The Bluebook, which dictates citation style, this dictionary provides unmatched breadth in abbreviation decoding across legal literature.
Extensive Coverage
Includes nearly 36,000 legal abbreviations and acronyms from U.S. legal encyclopedias, reporters, reviews, treatises, and reference works, all in one definitive source.
Forward & Reverse Lookup
Find the meaning of abbreviations or locate the correct abbreviation for a given title, name, or term using a dual-format structure designed for quick reference.
Updated & Expanded
Features over 1,100 new entries, including scientific and medical terms, plus 350 new definitions to reflect today’s legal research needs.
Explore Prince’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations, 8th Edition
Summary of Contents
Preface
About the Author
Part I. Forward Dictionary
Part II. Reverse Dictionary
Part III. Appendices
Appendix I: U.S. Courts of Appeals
Appendix II: U.S. District Courts
Appendix III: Other Federal Courts
The latest edition of Prince’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations includes significant updates to ensure continued relevance in today’s legal research landscape:
1,131 total updates, including:
781 brand-new abbreviations and acronyms
350 new definitions added to existing entries
Expanded subject coverage to reflect the increasing intersection of law with science, medicine, and technology.
Refined entries that reflect evolving citation trends—including versions with and without periods—to align with diverse legal writing practices.
Continued dual-format organization, supporting both forward and reverse lookup of abbreviations for maximum utility.
This edition builds on decades of editorial excellence and remains a vital resource for legal citation and abbreviation work across disciplines.
Global Coverage
Includes terms from U.S. federal and state courts, agencies, organizations, and international legal sources.
Appendices
Details about U.S. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other federal courts enhance the book’s utility as a research tool.
Clear Organization
Use the forward dictionary to understand abbreviations, and the reverse dictionary to generate them from known titles or phrases.
The 8th edition of Prince’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations is intended for a broad range of legal professionals and institutions who regularly encounter abbreviations in legal texts, research, and citation work, such as:
- Attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries who regularly work with legal documents and citations.
- Law students and educators involved in legal writing, citation, or journal editing.
- Law librarians supporting research and citation verification in academic, firm, or court settings.
- Legal researchers and scholars interpreting abbreviations in U.S. legal literature.
- Citation professionals using tools like The Bluebook for legal writing accuracy.
About the Author
Mary Miles Prince
Mary Miles Prince is a distinguished legal scholar and librarian whose career has spanned over four decades. She served as Associate Director for Library Services at the Vanderbilt Law Library and as a Lecturer in Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where she taught generations of students the fundamentals of legal research.
In addition to her academic roles, Mary was the Coordinator for the Tennessee Supreme Court Libraries, overseeing vital legal resources for the state judiciary. She began editing this esteemed publication in the mid-1980s and continued her editorial work for over three decades, including her tenure as editor of Prince’s Dictionary of Legal Citations until 2021.
Mary also played a pivotal role in shaping legal citation standards nationwide. She served as Coordinating Editor for five consecutive editions of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation—the Seventeenth through Twenty-First editions—cementing her legacy as a leading authority in legal bibliography and citation.
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Prince's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations
Author: Mary Miles Prince
Item #: 1249
ISBN: 9780837740393
Pages: xi, 1177
1 Volume…$115.00
Published: Getzville; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2025
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